Cross-Border Freight Made Simple: U.S., Mexico & Canada Transportation Solutions by Logistics Plus

by Scott Frederick | Dec 5, 2025 | News

Cross-border shipping between the United States, Mexico, and Canada continues to grow at record volumes — and so do the complexities. Tariffs, customs documentation, Importer of Record requirements, in-bond transit rules, labeling laws (such as Mexico’s NOM standards), fluctuating capacity, and border inspections all create risk for shippers without the right logistics partner.

Logistics Plus simplifies cross-border transportation by bringing together transportation management, customs brokerage coordination, real-time shipment visibility, and bilingual, in-market operations into one integrated service platform — delivering reliable, compliant freight movement across North America.

Whether shipping LTL, full truckload, rail, or intermodal, LP helps manufacturers, distributors, and retailers ship confidently across borders while lowering cost and stress.

North America’s Most Strategic Cross-Border Gateway: Laredo, Texas

LP’s core U.S.-Mexico operations center around the Laredo, Texas / Nuevo Laredo, Mexico border crossing, the largest trade corridor between the U.S. and Mexico and the busiest inland port in North America.

Why Laredo matters:

• Handles nearly 50% of all U.S.–Mexico trade
• 18,000+ commercial truck crossings daily
• Dedicated commercial bridge lanes
• 14 lanes of continuous freight movement
• Operating 7 days per week

Industries heavily supported through this gateway include:

• Automotive & parts
• Electronics & components
• Metals (steel, aluminum, copper)
• Solar & renewable energy equipment
• Industrial manufacturing

End-to-End Cross-Border Transportation Services

Logistics Plus provides fully managed northbound and southbound freight services between:

• United States ↔ Mexico
• United States ↔ Canada

Services include:

• LTL, FTL, Flatbed, Rail & Intermodal
• Cross-dock & consolidation
• Drayage and transloading
• In-bond freight movements
• Importer of Record set-up
• Customs brokerage coordination
• Freight audit & pay (FAP)
• Shipment tracking & real-time visibility
• Single consolidated invoice

Southbound Freight: U.S. to Mexico

Shipping into Mexico requires careful navigation of customs documentation, NOM labeling compliance, and Importer of Record requirements.

LP manages every step:

• Mode selection & pricing
• S.–Mexico customs documentation
• Importer of Record setup (if needed)
• In-bond processing (when applicable)
• Coordination with Mexican brokers & carriers
• Cross-border drayage and final-mile delivery
• Optional additional insurance coverage
• Single itemized invoice for transportation + customs

Shipment Flow

1. Pre-alert documentation sent at departure
2. Freight arrives at border
3. Customs clearance conducted
4. Border crossing completed
5. Final delivery via Mexico-based LP carrier partners

Northbound Freight: Mexico to the U.S.

Northbound shipments face many of the same regulatory hurdles—but often with even higher scrutiny.

LP ensures compliance and velocity by providing:

• Bilingual customs and operations teams
• Time-zone aligned North American support
• Importer of Record creation (if required)
• S. in-bond processing
• Cross-border drayage coordination
• Final-mile U.S. delivery

Shipment Flow

• LP Mexico gathers customs documentation
• Transportation and drayage arranged
• Export/Import clearance completed
• Border crossing executed
• United States final delivery with LP carrier network

U.S.–Canada Cross-Border Services

LP also provides the same fully managed northbound and southbound services between the U.S. and Canada, including:

• Customs documentation preparation
• Importer of Record management
• In-bond transit processing
• Border drayage and clearance
• Carrier coordination
• Full shipment visibility from pickup to delivery

With operational teams on both sides of the border, LP removes friction from a process many forwarders outsource or partially support.

Advanced In-Transit & Capacity Solutions

Logistics Plus leverages advanced digital freight platforms to enhance both capacity coverage and transit optimization.

Through Cargado carrier access, LP connects customers to:

• 1,500+ vetted carriers
• 200,000 available trucks
• 450,000 trailers across the U.S. and Mexico

This allows:

• Faster booking
• Wider capacity coverage even during peak seasons
• Competitive market pricing
• Improved on-time performance

Implementation Process: Getting Customers Operational

LP provides hands-on onboarding and operational setup typically completed within ~60 days.

Key setup steps include:

• Credit and account qualification
• Evaluation of current Customs Brokerage relationships
• Importer of Record authorization setup (if needed)
• Present/validate required customs documentation
• Determine border crossings and lanes
• Mexico NOM labeling compliance verification
  • Ideally performed at origin for fastest transit
  • Border labeling remains an option but may increase inspection delays
  • LP operations and compliance teams work closely with customers to eliminate potential border bottlenecks before first shipment dispatch.

Why Shippers Choose Logistics Plus for Cross-Border Freight

LP combines what most providers separate:

• Transportation management
• Customs coordination
• Compliance expertise
• Bilingual operations teams
• Advanced technology platforms
• Full truckload and LTL capacity
• Single invoice billing
• Dedicated service accountability

This results in fewer vendors, fewer problems, and faster results — all managed under the direction of one trusted logistics partner.

One North American Logistics Partner — End to End

Whether you ship:

• Weekly palletized LTL into Mexico
• Dedicated weekly truckloads from Monterrey to the Midwest
• Rail shipments of industrial components
• Automotive or electronics freight across North America

Logistics Plus manages the entire cross-border supply chain.

Get Started with Cross-Border Shipping Today

Our cross-border freight specialists are ready to build a solution customized to your lanes, commodities, compliance requirements, and transit goals.

Contact Logistics Plus to request a cross-border freight assessment or pricing quote today.